Siddharth Varadarajan

Averting the tragedy of the atmospheric commons will require binding, equitable arrangements between countries, big and small. If only this year

INDIA, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, is facing twin challenges after signing the Kyoto Protocol. One, it has to promote clean technology to reduce its contribution to greenhouse gases in a significant manner. Two, it has to ensure that these new clean and green technologies adhere to international safety standards as they touch every aspect of life in the coming days.

A technology to bury underground the greenhouse gas emissions produced from burning coal must be ready for global deployment by 2017-2019, U.S. energy secretary Steven Chu said on Monday.

Coal is the world's single biggest source of carbon emissions, at 40 percent. Other sources included burning oil and natural gas, and deforestation and the production of cement.

High US Government officials believe that it is highly unreasonable by the developing nations to request the industrialized nations or the Annexure One countries to cut down greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent in 2020.

The shape of a broader climate pact is clearer after marathon talks in the Thai capital, the United Nations said on Friday, as rich nations were urged not to ditch the Kyoto Protocol or dodge tough emissions cuts.

Bangkok: The industrialised countries may be unwilling to commit to reducing emissions under the Kyoto Protocol but they still want the

P. S. Suryanarayana

SINGAPORE: India is warning against fresh moves by some developed countries for a

Just changing the narrative may lead us into a trap as developed countries are rewriting the rules, and we really need to set the agenda, says Mukul Sanwal

THE United States

Bangkok: With merely eight days of negotiation time effectively remaining before the final round of talks at Copenhagen, the future of a global climate deal has got stuck with the intransigence of industrialised countries.